No more little Lady Gagas

You would have hoped this would happen without a government ruling, but baby bling has been banned.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer David Bradbury says baby dummies and dummy chains can no longer have decorations.

Following work by NSW, the federal government has found the items are a safety threat so they are now off the shelves. “Diamantes, crystals, beads and other decorations attached to the outside of a dummy, including the shield and handle, or to chains or other products designed to attach a dummy to an infant’s clothing, can pose a serious choking hazard if they become detached," Bradbury says.

“Testing by NSW Fair Trading of such products indicated that the dummies failed tension tests, with a number of crystals becoming detached and posing a serious choking, inhalation or ingestion hazard.’’

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has banned them for 60 days. It will then discuss the issue with suppliers.